Motor plow and cultivator.



E. J. GOODE.

. MOTOR PLOW AND CULTIVATOR. APPLICATION FILED JULY n. 1918.

Patented Mar. 25, 1919.

appertains to make Britain, residing at Elmdon,

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN GOODE, OF SAFFRON WALDEN, ENGLAND.

MOTOR PLOW AND GULTIVATOR.

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, EDWIN J OHN GooDE, a subject of His Majesty the King of Great Safiron Walden, Essex, England, engineer, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in and Relating to Motor Flows and Cultivators; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it and use the same.

This invention relates to motor plows and cultivators' and has for its object to provide improved means whereby the main frame and the plows or other tilling implements carried, thereby may be automatically lifted while the machine is traveling, as for turnin purposes and the like.

'ccording to my invention, the land wheel is mounted on a crank pivotally connected with the main frame. Means such as a tension rod connected with the crank and adapted to be locked to a fixed member or post on the frame, are provided for holding the said crank in the position which maintains the plow frame elevated, and the automatic lifting of the plow is effected by means of a spiral rib on the land wheel and a cooperating member carried by the plow frame and adapted to be moved into and out of engagement with said rib. The lowering of the plow from the elevated position may beefiected by releasing the said tension rod or bar from a catch whereby it is locked to the fixed support or post, thereby permitting the .crankto turn on its axis, a suitable spring being provided to prevent shock or jar when the frame is thus lowered.

The member which engages with the spiral rib of the land wheel may consist of a rod slidable transversely of the plow frame and normally held retracted against the stress of a spring, out of engagement with the said rib, by means of a trip lever or catch, and I may provide means whereby this trip lever, and also the locked tension bar, may

be released in alternate succession by the step by step rotation of a shaft operated by a lever under the control of the driver.

I will now fully describe my invention Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 25, 1919.

Application filed July 11, 1918. Serial No. 244,354.

and the manner of performing the same, having reference to the annexed drawings in which similar numerals refer to corresponding parts in all the figures, and where1n:

Figures 1 and 2 show a motor plow in accordance with my invention in side elevation and plan respectively, the main frame being in its lowest position.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation showing the plow frame raised.

Figs. 4: and 5 are detached views of hand operated means for releasin in alternate succession the tension bar an the trip lever which holds retracted the sliding rod which engages the spiral rib of the land wheel. In these figures the positions of the parts are reversed, the plow front being to the right, instead of to the left, as in the other figures.

1 is the main frame of the plow, 2 the furrow Wheel, which would preferably be adjustable in the usual manner relatively to the main frame, 3 is the trailing wheel at the rear, and 4: the land wheel.

The land wheel 4 is carried by a stub axle at the extremity of one arm 5 of a twoarmed crank fixed to the rock' shaft 6 mounted in suitable bearings on the frame' 1; to the extremity of the other arm'7 of the crank 15 plvotally connected the tension bar 8 which passes through a slot provided in a bracket 9 fixed to the side of the post or upri ht 10 at the front of the main frame. 11 the underside of the tension bar 8 is a notch 11, and when this notch is in engagement with the pin or catch 12 which by disengagement of the notch 11 of the tension bar from the catch pin 12. 14 indicates a series of holes in the end of the tension bar 8; a pin may be slipped through one of these holes constituting an adjustable fixed to-the frame '1, said lever engaging a; shoulder 22 on the inner end of rod- 15;

stop when it contacts with the post 10, for limiting the lowering movement of the twoarmcd crank.

The automatic lifting :of: the frame 1' from the low to-thehigh position when the machine is travelin is effected as fol.

l the latterout of. engagementwith rod 15.

lows 7 15, Fig. 2, is a' rod mounted insuitablef bearings so as to be slidable-transverselya of the frame 1, and having on its outer end an antifrictiolr roller 16, adapted when the rod is moved outwardly, to enter between the convolutions of a spiral rib 17-. onthe, inner side ofvthe land wheel.

rod 15 isrheldaretracted against the stressofrza spring 18" by 1 means of a trip lever 19 Normally the pivoted at 20,i'Figs.:4t and 5,-lto a cheek 21 The roller .16 is-now clear of: the spiral, rib

beforeie'xplained, 'the lo wering of the- 2 frame 1 is effected by. simply raising .;the

end of the tensionbar 8'to disengage it from the catch pin 12. When itis-desired to lift the plow frame thetrip lever 19 is disengaged fromtherod15ywhich latter is now" Qshot outwardly by the spring 18, 'so{ that its roller 16 centers between the convolutionsofithe spiral. rib 17 near the inner end ofthellatter, as seen in Fig-'1. Asl'the land- Wheel: 4 revolves in the direction: of l. the

arrow-, the roller 16 moves along the said spiral rib to the outer end thereof, thus gradually raising the frame 1 4 without shock Orr-jar, imtilLthe shown in .Fig. 3. 7'

; vFixed .to theinner side of the land wheel 4 at or near the end ofthe spiral rib 17,-is

constantly press against the side of the rod an inc1ine 23, which, contacting with the end 'of' the rod 15, pushes the latter inwardly again u-iitil iti is locked inits normal posi- 15, and when the latter is pushed inwardly the incline 25 on its end moves the trip lever outwardly to drop behind the shoulder 22 of q rod 15 so'soon as itpasses it;

rotation by means ofthelever'28 pivoting onsai'd 'shaft and furnished with thepawl or Any convenientmeans adapted to be operated from the drivers seat may be employed for-releasing the tension bar 8 and the trip lever 19,- but preferably both the tension bar and the trip leverwould be released inalter natesuccession by the step by -steprotation of a'shaft operated bya pawl carryinglever under the control of the driver, as willnow describe;

A shaft 26 the check 21, and near the'other end in the post 10, has fixed thereon a four toothed ratchet wheel 27adapted for step by step action 31 of the trip lever.

parts assume the positions having a bearing at one ending 7 detent 29 engaging said ratchet wheel; On

other, and adapted; whenhthelratc'het wheel is rotated, to engage the rounded projection 31 .0n the trip lever 19, and to, thereby mover 'When the plow is inthe lowered orworking position, Fig. 1, the tappets 30 will be positioned as seen in Fig. 4, 2'. e. a tappet will, be just about V to On'pulling upwardithe endof lever 28, as by a cord within reach of the driver so as to turnthe ratchet wheel 27 'onetooth revolution, thisgtappet I will; press backfthe contact with. the prospace on quarter trip "lever '19, disengaging;it"froin the T061115,

which latter *thenj shoots outwardly-and en;

gages thespiralrib 17, causing'the plow=- frame'to be raised by the rotationofthe land" wheel has before described-. The ratchet wheel27 will now be in the-position-shovvn in Fig.;5; and a cani32 fiXedonthe shaft2 6 and-located immediately beneath the tension? underside of said tension; -bar.-

If it isnow desired; tolower the plow, r

c bar 8', will havecome-tothe position show-n other quarterturn is given the ratchet'wheeh V 27' by means ofthe lever;28,i the cami32: then f lifts tension bar 8; disengagin' it from the catch pin 12, and the frame falls" as-befor'e 3' ar. During this last iquarter turher the described, the spring l3 preventingsl oc'lr or ratchet Wv-heel there is no contact between;

tappet-30" and the trip leverproj'e'ction and at the end 5 of said "quarterturn v the ratchet wheelwill have again-arrived atithe' 7 position shown in Eig, 4, ready o disengage}: the trip lever 19 when; next turned by lever ter turnsofthe ratc "et whcel27 cause a tap-' 28: It will thus be -seen that successive? quarpet 30iand thecam 32 "to-alternately operate their respective mechanisms:

In order-to raise and lowertherear-endof the plowframelsimultaneously "with the front end thereof,the spindle 33 'of thetrail Y by the link 38. The-other-arm of-the bell ing' wheel 3", which is vertically movable 1 the bearing 34 on'the rear-offrame lyis furcrank lever 36 is connected by the-connecting 1 I rod-39 with the crank 40:;fiXed; onthefriock h shaft '6 before described, wheretois fiXedt-he two-armed crank on which the landfwhee'l 4 is-mounted. Consequently,-= when the frame: 1 rises orfa-lls relatively to the-land-wheel" 4, the movement of the rock shaft-6 will'oper-- ate thebellcrank lever 36 through the crank V and thereby simultaneouslyraise-or lower the trailing wheel relatively I W 40 and rod 39,

to the main frame. The operative throw of the crank 40 would preferably be made adjustable, as seen in Figs. 1 and 3. Ihe mechanism for raising and lowering the trailing wheel does not, per se, constitute a part of my invention.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is 1. In a plow, the combination of an implement frame, a crank thereon, a land wheel carried by the crank, said Wheel provided with a spiral cam lifting rib, means on the frame cooperating with the spiral rib to raise said frame when the land Wheel revolves and turn said crank, and means for holding said crank in position to maintain the .frame in elevated position.

2. In a plow, the combination of an implement frame, a crank arm supported thereon, a land wheel carried at one end of said crank arm, said wheel provided with a spiral cam lifting rib, a spring pressed rod slidable transversely of said frame and engageable with said rib to raise the frame when the wheel revolves and turn said crank arm, and means for holding said crank arm in position to maintain the frame in elevated position.

3. In a plow, the combination of an implement frame, a crank thereon, a land wheel carried by the crank, said land wheel pro- Copies of this patent may be obtained for vided with a spiral cam lifting rib, means on the frame cooperating with the spiral rib to raise said frame when the land wheel revolves and turn said crank, a tension bar connected to said crank, and means cooperable with said tension bar to hold said crank in position to maintain the frame in elevated position.

4. In a plow, the combination of an implement frame, a crank pivoted thereon, a land wheel carried at one end of said crank, said land wheel provided with a spiral cam lifting rib, a tension bar pivoted to the other end of said crank, a rod slidable transversely of said frame and engageable with said rib to raise the frame when the wheel revolves and turn said crank, means for pro tracting said rod into engagement with said rib, means for holding the rod retracted, a catch for engaging said tension bar to hold the crank in position to maintain the frame in elevated position, and means for alternately releasing the tension bar from its catch and the rod from the means which holds it retracted.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two witnesses.

EDWIN JOHN GOODE.

Witnesses:

CHARLES RAND, CHARLES BAKER WALLMAN.

Washington, D. G." 

